Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

"Actually, you didn't need to come to Tianheng Mountain. Go back to Liyue Harbor, find the 'Guide' at Moonsea Pavilion, and then do this and that..."

After Ke Qing finished explaining the procedures for going to the Qunyu Pavilion, she said goodbye and left.

After Keqing left, Paimon commented, "Hmm... that 'Yuheng Star' may not be respectful to gods and immortals, but I think she's a pretty straightforward person."

Ying nodded in agreement.

"I also have a good impression of her."

"By the way, what kind of gift should I give Ningguang to welcome her... Let me think..."

Ying looked at Paimon, who was staring blankly, and was speechless: (Paimon's focus really did become giving gifts...)

Paimon thought for a long time, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him. The "crackling" feeling he had when cooking with Xiang Ning came to mind.

"Oh, right! Last night when I was sleeping, I dreamt of an incredibly luxurious dessert—'Iced Slime'! I have a feeling it's perfect for a wealthy person like Ningguang. Let's use this as a gift!"

Ying asked with some skepticism, "So, is there a recipe?"

"No! But just use the 'crackling' motion to do it! Hurry up and gather the ingredients! Let's not delay, wealth and glory await us! Sister Lingling, let's go find the ingredients first, see you later!"

Before Huiyuan could speak, Paimon grabbed Ying's hand and hurried off to find ingredients.

"Why is this child in such a hurry?"

Ningguang isn't particularly picky about food, and Huiyuan wanted to remind Paimon, "Ningguang actually likes to eat simple food."

But before she could say anything, Ying was pulled away by Paimon.

Huiyuan also knew what food Ningguang liked. Because the system provided a complete list of game character voice lines, Huiyuan knew all the interests and hobbies of all the game characters.

For example, there's a voice message describing Ningguang's favorite food.

"I simmer old chicken and pork bones over low heat to make a rich broth, which is then poured over fresh, tender cabbage with only the heart pieces. I'm not particularly particular about food. Eating something like this on a regular day is enough for me."

Ningguang dislikes foods that look luxurious or extravagant, such as Golden Crab and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. If you want to invite Ningguang to a culinary feast, you'd be better off just giving her Mora.

You asked why Ningguang prepared a lot of delicious food when Huiyuan came to Qunyu Pavilion?

That's because Ningguang had already learned through intelligence that Huiyuan had a huge appetite and loved fried food. So whenever Huiyuan was going to come to Qunyu Pavilion, Ningguang would prepare a table full of food in advance.

She treated Huiyuan this way because she knew that the benefits Huiyuan would bring her were far more valuable than this table of delicious food.

Getting back to the main point, Huiyuan thought about it and decided not to stop Paimon.

Because the Frosty Slime dish is both fancy and inexpensive in its ingredients. Yet, it also has a luxurious feel to it. It perfectly strikes the middle ground in Ningguang's pursuit of delicious food.

While Luminous and Paimon were searching for ingredients to make their dish, Ningguang already had information.

As expected of Tianquan Star, Ningguang learned that they were preparing a gift for her as soon as Ying and Paimon arrived at the place where slimes would appear.

Ningguang was speechless upon hearing the news. All she wanted was to finish everything as soon as possible, but Paimon and the Traveler were wasting their time on this trivial matter.

Ningguang sighed softly; she hadn't slept for several days. She was exhausted and in no mood to blame Paimon and the Traveler.

(Well, at least their decision to give me gifts showed me that they didn't mean any harm...)

If Tianquan Star were replaced by Huiyuan, she would probably already be complaining.

"Family members, who understands? The Celestial Cleric's own deity suddenly died, and the Travellers who were at the scene inexplicably ran away, thinking she was the assassin. She also listened to the nonsense of some Winter Executor and told these things to the Celestials, without giving the people of Liyue any time to process it. Fortunately, the Celestials' attitude is to wait and see for a while, otherwise my position on Tianquan Star would have been occupied by the Celestials by now."

If Ningguang hadn't had a good relationship with the Knights of Favonius, she would have genuinely mistaken the Traveler for an assassin. Thankfully, before things escalated, a letter arrived from the Knights of Favonius, providing information about the Traveler's character and Winterfell's plans.

...

After returning to Qunyu Pavilion, Huiyuan felt a pang of heartache looking at Ningguang, whose hair had turned completely white overnight.

"Look how tired Sister Ningguang is, her hair has all turned white."

Hearing Lingling's voice, Ningguang's tense expression relaxed a little.

This behavior isn't because she likes Huiyuan. Rather, it's because every time Huiyuan comes, she brings unexpected surprises.

Ningguang, who was originally having a headache, felt much more relaxed after seeing Lingling's face.

With a slight upturn of her lips, Ningguang laughed from the bottom of her heart.

"Ha... Lingling, you really like to joke around. Hasn't my hair always been white?"

Ningguang's fatigue was relieved after feeling the wind elemental power emanating from Lingling.

Seeing Ningguang's dark circles, Huiyuan took out the all-purpose negative status purifier and handed it to her.

"what is this?"

After Ningguang raised her question, Huiyuan mysteriously kept it a secret.

"Hehe, spray it on yourself, it will have amazing effects."

Ningguang sprayed it with some skepticism, and her fatigue completely disappeared. However, a sudden wave of drowsiness washed over her, and she almost fell asleep.

Looking at the drowsy Ningguang, Huiyuan felt a little strange.

(It didn't react this way when I gave it to the band leader before. Could it be...?)

When Huiyuan saw that the status "Caffeine Poisoning" had disappeared from the status panel, she realized what had happened.

"System, are you mistaken? Caffeine isn't a poison, is it?"

After Huiyuan made a call to the system, the system responded shortly afterward.

"I'm sorry, our world doesn't have many records about the human body, so I don't know much about it. The structure of this caffeine is 99% similar to a substance in our world. This substance is harmful to most creatures in my world, so I naturally removed it as well."

"That's it..."

Ningguang rubbed her forehead, fighting off drowsiness, and said, "Lingling, this thing really relieved a lot of my fatigue. But why do I start feeling sleepy after using it..."

"Ah...maybe it's because it's incompatible with coffee. Ningguang, I'll go make you a cup of coffee right now, drinking another cup might solve the problem."